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ArticleArchives of microbiology2021

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women with spontaneous abortion.

Farnaz Kheirandish, Shirzad Fallahi, Hossein Mahmoudvand, Ali Araban, Khatereh Anbari, Arian Karimi Rouzbahani, Soheila Akbari

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Article in Archives of microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Farnaz KheirandishRazi Herbal Medicine Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. Kheirandish81@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-0703
Shirzad FallahiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Hossein MahmoudvandDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Ali ArabanStudent Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Khatereh AnbariDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Arian Karimi RouzbahaniStudent Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Soheila AkbariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Lorestan University of Medical Sciences A-10-1603-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to use the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technique in comparison with serological tests to determine the rate of T. gondii infection in women suffering from spontaneous abortion (SA). A total of 140 women suffering from their first SA were included in this study. The collected aborted fetal remains and blood samples from each patient were examined in sterilized conditions using the LAMP technique and ELISA. Of the 140 women, 80 (57.1%) tested seropositive for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA, 72 (51.4%) women tested seropositive for the IgG antibody, 8 (5.7%) tested seropositive for the IgM antibody. Among the eight women who'd had their first SA who tested seropositive for IgM antibody by ELISA, only five cases (62.5%) reported positively to the LAMP test. The difference in the frequency distribution of the LAMP results for measuring the Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women under study was statistically significant (P < 0.001) from the results of the serological test (ELISA). Although there was a significant difference between age and positivity in the LAMP test (P = 0.017), no significant difference was observed between positivity in the LAMP test and other variables. The findings of the present investigation suggest that LAMP is a preferred method for determining Toxoplasma infection in pregnant women suffering from SA compared with other routine serological tests. Even in a field with limited facilities and equipment, this technique can be effective and efficient in accurately and specifically diagnosing Toxoplasma infections in women at high risk of SA.

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Molecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesAbortion, SpontaneousAdultEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MParasitologyPregnancyToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MELISALAMPPregnant womenSpontaneous abortionToxoplasmosis

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